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The door with a round plastic placard stamped with a sick figure wearing a dress clearly indicates that it is the women's restroom. Farther down the hall on a bulletin board is an announcement that has “women” written across the top, indicating which times the restroom would be closed for service. The word “women” does not have any appearance similar to a women yet the understanding is the same as with the stick figure. This is an accurate portrayal of the arbitrary nature of linguistic sign.

2007-01-27 00:07:48 · answer #1 · answered by ronjambo 4 · 1 0

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